A bill has been introduced recently in the (wait for it… ) Arizona legislature (surprise!) that would require high-school graduates to recite a pledge that ends with the words “So help me God” before they are allowed to receive their diploma. Hemant Mehta, the Friendly Atheist, has written a fairly comprehensive article about it already; Read more of this post

As mentioned in a previous article, there is a level of vitriol and real-world threats of violence that cannot be allowed. Even in the war of words between reasonable people and the walking pleas-to-emotion at Freethoughtblogs and Skepchick, a line of decorum exists.